3.0.038862022-12-29T22:33:29Z2022-12-29T22:33:29ZSenateS2022-03-21117ssaf00Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry CommitteeSenateStandingReferred to2022-03-21T22:38:02ZFuture of Water Act of 20221177182HR2022-04-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.Identical billCRS2022-03-21ssaf00Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry CommitteeSenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.IntroReferral2022-03-21Introduced in SenateIntroReferral100009Library of CongressW000817Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]ElizabethWarrenDMAA.NM001176Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]JeffMerkleyDOR2022-03-21TrueW000802Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]SheldonWhitehouseDRI2022-03-21TrueM000133Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]EdwardMarkeyDMAJ.2022-03-21TrueS000033Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]BernardSandersIVT2022-03-21TrueFinance and Financial SectorFinance and Financial Sector002022-03-21Introduced in Senate2022-08-18T12:44:01ZFuture of Water Act of 2022
This bill prohibits the trading of futures contracts in water or water rights. A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a commodity or financial instrument at a set price at a specific time.
]]>Future of Water Act of 2022Display TitleFuture of Water Act of 2022Short Title(s) as IntroducedFuture of Water Act of 2022Introduced in SenateISOfficial Title as IntroducedA bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit trading of water and water rights for future delivery, and for other purposes.Introduced in SenateISIntroduced in Senate2022-03-21T04:00:00Zhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3886is/xml/BILLS-117s3886is.xml2022-03-21Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.Congressional Research Service, Library of CongressThis file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.